---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to the verification of citizenship and immigration status of persons who apply for or renew a driver’s license or nonoperator’s identification card, and including applicability provisions."
description: "A bill for an act relating to the verification of citizenship and immigration status of persons who apply for or renew a driver’s license or nonoperator’s identification card, and including applicability provisions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "SF 2187"
citation: "Iowa SF 2187 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["aliens", "citizenship", "driver's licenses", "driving", "identification", "immigration", "nonoperator's identification cards", "transportation department"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 7
action_count: 27
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-02-04"
last_action: "2026-05-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/be6760a7-3bd5-4e94-b1ad-6b8a57db37ad"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 2187&ga=91"
source_hash: "23981de17d530283891ddec1692c4b5d2459af2e7e8514cce2712ea07adf1d11"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ia"]
---

# Iowa SF 2187 (2025-2026) — A bill for an act relating to the verification of citizenship and immigration status of persons who apply for or renew a driver’s license or nonoperator’s identification card, and including applicability provisions.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/91/attachments/SF2187.html)
2. **Amendment H-8230** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H8230.pdf)
3. **Amendment H-8294** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H8294.pdf)
4. **Amendment S-5186** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/S5186.pdf)
5. **Enrolled with Governor's Action** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGEG/91/attachments/SF2187.html)
6. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/Attachments/SF2187_GovLetter.pdf)
7. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/attachments/SF2187.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **42–5** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **38–7** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION — primary (organization)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2026-02-04** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2026-02-04** Committee report, approving bill. `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-25** Passed Senate, yeas 42, nays 5. `passage`
- **2026-02-25** Immediate message.
- **2026-02-25** Message from Senate.
- **2026-02-25** Read first time, referred to Transportation. `reading-1`
- **2026-03-03** Subcommittee: Golding, Cooling and Meyer, A.
- **2026-03-03** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/04/2026 8:45AM House Lounge.
- **2026-03-04** Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage.
- **2026-03-18** Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-18** Committee vote: Yeas, 18. Nays, 0. Excused, 3.
- **2026-03-18** Committee amendment H-8230 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-03-18** Placed on calendar.
- **2026-03-26** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2026-04-06** Amendment H-8294 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-04-15** Amendment H-8230 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2026-04-15** Amendment H-8294 withdrawn.
- **2026-04-15** Passed House, yeas 87, nays 8. `passage`
- **2026-05-02** Explanation of vote.
- **2026-04-15** Immediate message.
- **2026-04-16** Message from House, with amendment S-5186.
- **2026-04-21** Senate concurred with S-5186.
- **2026-04-21** Passed Senate, yeas 38, nays 7. `passage`
- **2026-04-21** Immediate message.
- **2026-04-21** Message from Senate.
- **2026-05-11** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
- **2026-05-15** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/be6760a7-3bd5-4e94-b1ad-6b8a57db37ad`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).